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Ms. Mary Denton
Speech/Language Clinician
Phone: 293-8960 ext. 1530
Room: 153
Email: mary.denton@spps.org

High School:
Graduated from Simley High School, Inver Grove Heights, MN

College: A.A. in Liberal Arts from Inver Hills Community College
               B.S. in Communication Disorders and Communication from Mankato
               State University, Mankato, MN

Graduate School: M.S. in Communication Disorders from Mankato State  
                University, Mankato, MN
                 Ed.D. in Education Policy and Administration from the
                 University of Minnesota (in progress)

Favorite Past Time:
                Reading, knitting, watching movies, listening to music,
                spending time with my family, friends, little puppy, Sid and huge cat, JD

Favorite Books: All Harry Potter books, The Hobbit, The Outsiders, The Firm,
                           Debt of Honor

Favorite Authors: J.K. Rowling, John Grisham, John Clancy, J.R.R. Tolkien

Favorite Foods: Chocolate (always), chicken wild rice soup, tamales

Favorite Movies: All Harry Potter movies, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The
                            Godfather, Gone With The Wind, Camelot

Favorite Sports: Basketball, swimming, football, hockey

Favorite Colors: Shades of pink and red

Favorite Teachers: Oh my, that seems too long ago to remember!! My
                                kindergarten teacher, Miss Johnson (Edgerton Elementary),
                                my high school history teacher, Mr. Bjorklund (Simley),
                                my college speech coaches, Mr. Larson (IHCC) and
                                Mr. Schnoor (MSU), my graduate advisor, Dr. Campain
                                (MSU), and my doctoral advisor, Dr. Brunner (U of M)

Little Known Facts: I am a direct descendent of the Spanish explorer,
                                 Ponce deLeon, known for discovering the "Fountain of
                                 Youth"
(so how old am I really????). I have 2 sons, 3
                                 daughters, 3 brothers, 4 nephews, 2 nieces, 4 dogs and
                                 4 cats...YIKES! My brothers and I make floral
                                 arrangements for special events. I have a brother who is a
                                 founding member of an internationally-known dance
                                 troupe, a son who is an Eagle Scout, and a daughter who
                                 is a published poet.